1. Print out the Kangaroo Pattern, and cut them patterns out. Use the patterns to cut the shapes from tan fun foam.

2. Cut about 1" off the bottom of the craft stick and then paint the craft stick and cup to match the fun foam shapes.

3. Glue the ears, nose, and eyes to the head shape, and then glue the head onto the rounded end of the craft stick. Glue the arms onto the stick below the head. Glue the stick to the inside of the cup as shown in the picture.

4. Glue the legs to the cup as shown in the picture.

5. Place a small flower in the cup and fill it with potting soil.

Logan and his father made this craft for Australia Day. Logan loved using the Kangaroo's pouch to store his toy trucks. Logan rated it 4 out of 5 because it was fun, useful, and very cute!

Kangaroo Stuffed Toy Craft for Kids

Made with shredded recycled packaging paper or grocery bags this fun craft will delight young children. It is simple to make and costs very little. Use this craft to go along with the suggested books about kangaroos below.

What you will need:

Card stock (Heavy paper)

crayons

scissors, tape

Ziplock sandwich bags (or cheap brand)

brown packaging paper

stapler

and paper shredder

How to make:

1. Print out the Patterns (Available to members of The Resource Room) or draw the head, arms and legs on to card stock and cut them out. Have your children color the pieces.

2. Stuff a Ziplock bag with shredded brown packaging paper and then fold the two zipper-edge corners in towards the middle of the zipper and staple them together. (You can recycle other brown or tan paper such as old envelopes, lunch bags, grocery bags, etc.)

3. To finish tape the head, arms and legs to the bag.

This is a Kid-tested Craft

Watch 6 1/2 year old Cole, and his brother's, Will, and Luke Make this Craft on Youtube to see how your child might do making this craft.